"The Man with the Lollipop Song" (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon, sung in Spanish by Natcho Galindo, followed by Alice Faye's version in English, was cut from the film. Briefly heard is John Payne singing the tune.
Second unit director James Curtis Havens was on location in Cuba with his crew for about one month, filming long-shots with doubles, as well as atmospheric and background process shots.
The plane at the end is a 1936 Pan American Sikorsky S-42B, registration NC16735. Only 10 were made. It was destroyed when the Japanese attacked Hong Kong on 8 December 1941.
Alice Faye was pregnant during the filming of this movie and would not return to the screen until Hello Frisco, Hello (1943).
According to studio records and a contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter Betty Grable was originally scheduled to star but was replaced by Alice Faye, and Henry Fonda was to play Jay. Another contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter noted Don Ameche was to have a leading role.